News tagged with primary motor cortex
Stroke damage in mice overcome by training that 'rewires' brain centers
Johns Hopkins researchers have found that mice can recover from physically debilitating strokes that damage the primary motor cortex, the region of the brain that controls most movement in the body, if the rodents are quickly ...
Neuroscience
Feb 05, 2013 |
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Study sheds light on how our brains move limbs
(Medical Xpress)—A Queen's University study is giving new insight into how the neurons in our brains control our limbs. The research might one day help with the design of more functional artificial limbs.
Neuroscience
Jan 16, 2013 |
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Preemies' brains reap long-term benefits from Kangaroo Mother Care
Kangaroo Mother Care—a technique in which a breastfed premature infant remains in skin-to-skin contact with the parent's chest rather than being placed in an incubator—has lasting positive impact on brain development, ...
Pediatrics
Sep 19, 2012 |
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New statistical method provides way to analyze synchronized neural activity in animals
Researchers from the RIKEN Brain Science Institute have developed a new method of statistical analysis that can estimate the extent to which the activity of multiple neurons is group-wise synchronized.
Neuroscience
Aug 03, 2012 |
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Reorganizing brain could lead to new stroke, tinnitus treatments
UT Dallas researchers recently demonstrated how nerve stimulation paired with specific experiences, such as movements or sounds, can reorganize the brain. This technology could lead to new treatments for stroke, tinnitus, ...
Neuroscience
Jul 19, 2012 |
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Barrow physicians chronicle Vladimir Betz in Brain
A team of physicians and scientists at Barrow Neurological Institute, in collaboration with colleagues in the Ukraine, have written a first-of-its-kind biography of Ukranian anatomist and histologist Vladimir Betz. The article, ...
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Dec 08, 2011 |
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